Definizione monolingua

panache

panache (countable and uncountable; plural panaches)

1. (countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.
   • 1896 — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, Chapter 4

     I had taken the panache from my shako so that it might escape notice, but even with my fine overcoat I feared that sooner or later my uniform would betray me.

2. (uncountable) Flamboyant, energetic style or action; dash; verve.
   • 1894 — Kate Chopin, Bayou Folk, At the Cadian Ball

     One old gentleman, who was in the habit of reading a Paris newspaper and knew things, chuckled gleefully to everybody that Alcée’s conduct was altogether chic, mais chic. That he had more panache than Boulanger. Well, perhaps he had.

Definizione dizionario panache

pennacchio

Altri significati:

flamboyant style or action

ornamental helmet plume

(uncountable) Flamboyant, energetic style or action; dash; verve.

(countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.